it’s almost the fourth   and my sister called me yesterday   “michele, i’m coming over with the baby   we’ll move the bed, and we’ll set up the playpen   we’ll watch fireworks and eat barbeque”      but when did this become so habitual   the calender’s just like a blueprint for all the actions   but it’s a holiday, so we’ll all be, yeah i’ll be ok      it’s almost the fourth   but my grandfather died some years ago   so who’s gonna light all the fireworks?   i seriously think that she doesn’t want ‘em anyway   so i’ll buy them for my own satisfaction      yep, i’m just moving through all of the actions   i think maybe i still might be nine years old   it used to be a holiday, so let’s just be, let’s just be ok      it’s almost the fourth of july   i can’t help but feel that it’s special somehow   like it’s different from any other calender day   becasue it used to mean something to eat barbeque   and maybe it’s just a to-do list with all of the actions   but it used to be mean something when i was nine years old      it’s supposed to be a holiday, so it’s a holiday   it’s my holiday, my holiday      it’s almost the fourth and my sister called me yesterday   and my sister called me yesterday   we’ll move the bed, and we’ll set up the playpen   we’ll watch fireworks and eat barbeque”